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Sacerdotalism
[sass''-er-dote''-uh-liz''-um] (Latin sacerdos, “priest”) Sacerdotalism is the belief in an established hierarchy that separates man from God. In such a system the priesthood stands as an essential mediator between God and man. This priesthood, according to sacerdotalists, is a necessary component in worship, receiving communion, confessing sin, baptism, and other acts of administering grace. This [...] continue reading
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Evolution is humankind’s theory of how our world was created and helps us make sense of embryology and pathology of birth defects which allows us to appropriately practice scientific medicine, as well as other fields such as geology and environmental studies. It is not meant to contradict the Genesis’ creation story [which does not deny the scientific explanation] but logistically explains creation so it is useful in human’s understanding and applications of these events. In the same way that Scripture’s description of heaven is not discounted by humankind’s study of near death experiences which reveals evidence of what going to heaven will be like. Science which has improved life for us so greatly should not be seen as conflicting with Scriptures but expanding their understanding, I believe that God has given us scientific understanding for humankind’s benefit.
you don’t need evolution to study ANY of the disciplines outlined. in fact the theory just muddies the waters with false speculations and conjectures that have much more to do with “religion” than they do with “science” .
evolution on the macro level as described by Darwin’s theory is ABSOLUTELY designed to conflict with, not enhance, Scriptural understanding of our origins, and ultimately, our destiny. to pretend otherwise is intellectually dishonest.